Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Recently I had the opportunity to look through some interesting travel books about the state of Washington. Among them, I found "Exploring Washington's Past," written by Ruth Kirk and Carmela Alexander. Kirk and Alexander's book gives an excellent background into the history of the state, especially rural areas. In this book it has a section that discussed the town of Waitsburg, its size and the local community. " In 1871, a visitor to Waitsburg described the little town as "The most enterprising and thrifty of any town, except Walla Walla, in...
WAITSBURG - On one of the nights of the Salt & Light youth choir's state tour last week, the group of 23 young singers from the Touchet Valley came together in a circle to share what they felt was special about the Christian ministry. The theme of this year's tour was "Got Hope?" Kyla Ihle, a senior from Dayton High School, was already in tears before it was her turn to share. " I've been struggling with hope throughout my life," Ihle said. "Salt & Light helped me find that hope." Feeling safe...
Here's a challenge the Times is pleased to put out there. If you or your business have been on the fence about snapping up one of four available 10-year corporate sponsorships of the Cardinals press box and sports equipment storage facility on the Waitsburg football field, you better act fast. The Times has decided to buy the next-to-last sponsorship package - priced at $2,500 - that includes the placement of its logo on a 2x6-foot space on the building, weekly public recognition during home football games and once-a-year exclusive seating in...
BACK WITH A SPLASH PRESCOTT - The Prescott swimming pool is hosting a free swim with free food in conjunction with National Pool Safety Day on Tuesday, June 28. The "Back With A Splash" session will be from 6-9 p.m. and feature barbeque foods. CHAMBER NEEDS HELP DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce is still looking for volunteers to perform parking direction duties during the upcoming performances of the Carson & Barnes Circus on Thursday, June 30. The Chamber is also promoting the opportunity to local businesses to advertise during the...
Editor's Note: Navy Commander Stefan Xaudaro gave the keynote address during Memorial Day at the Waitsburg Cemetery. It is reprinted here in its entirety with only minor editing. This is the second and fi- nal installment of his speech. H ere I witnessed the durability and dedication of the mostly 19 to 20-year-old Sailors, the vast majority enlisted. With only four and a half acres to operate on, those Sailors would routinely sweat and toil for 16 hours or more per day to prepare, taxi, launch and then safely recover fast moving aircraft. The...
Ethiopia. The birth place of arabica coffee. According to legend, shepherds in this north African land noticed how their goats danced and burst with new life after sampling the fruit from a bush that grew wild. They tried the beans from this bush and found themselves invigorated. Ethiopian coffee still grows wild across the green hills and roasters say it's known for its gamey and spontaneous flavor profile. Many Ethiopians offer coffee to visitors in an ancient ceremony that makes it much more...
A lthough it may not be obvious from the cool and blustery weather around here, but this week marks the beginning of summer and the start of the farmers' market season. As we point out on our cover this week, Dayton will have two farmers' markets groups this year: the original Dayton Farmers Market and the new Saturday Market. For a small town like Dayton, it may seem somewhat strange to have two groups with the same purpose, but at least for the moment, it may not be a bad idea to live with it as long as both groups can be fully accommodated i...
A t 11 am on Thursday, July 14, the Honorable William Acey, Columbia County Superior Court Judge, will hear a request from this newspaper to become eligible to publish legal notices in Columbia County. The Times filed a request to be heard on Thursday, June 9, and made a brief appearance before the judge but he delayed a ruling on the matter. Instead, Acey ordered its publisher, Touchet Valley Publishing, to run a notice of a new hearing in the Dayton Chronicle twice before July 14. We agree that this is only fair. The residents of Columbia...
Cutting-edge La Marzocco Espresso Machine Will Help Us Serve You The Best WAITSBURG - Ron Smith, our contractor on the coffee shop, opened the door to the Times office and could barely contain himself. We stared at him in suspense. "The espresso machine is here," he said with a big grin on his face. I dropped everything and rushed outside with him. A big rig from Peninsula Trucking was double-parked in front of the future Coppei Coffee Co. store on Main Street and its rollup door revealed the...
Editor's Note: Navy Commander Stefan Xaudaro gave the keynote address during Memorial Day at the Waitsburg Cemetery. It is reprinted here in its entirety with only minor editing. G ood morning, I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend. I would like to thank the good people of Waitsburg for inviting me to address this year's ceremony honoring our fallen veterans and especially those who have passed on since last Memorial Day. Last year, I attended this same ceremony as my father's name was added to the wall here behind me. While...
Editor's Note: Waitsburg eighth grader Troy Anderson is one of two winners of this year's American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest. He placed first in the state for grades 7-8. The other winner, Jacob Dunn, was featured on this page last week. "How Can I Encourage My Friends To Show Pride In Being An American?" H ow can I encourage my friends to show pride in being an American? You can talk to them, tell them how lucky we are to be Americans. How free we are and all of the rights we have. Every day when we say the Pledge of...
Editor's Note: This is the last of our profiles about the winners of this year's Times $500 Community Service scholarships to students from Prescott, Dayton and Waitsburg. Senior Christy Poirier is the scholarship winner from Waitsburg High School. WAI T SBURG - For Christy Poirier, giving back started when she was about five. She would accompany her dad, Roy, on service projects for the Christian Church of Waitsburg. Handing him tools or nails, or helping him put in an elevator for elderly memb...
You don't have to be related to a senior to be moved by one of the graduation ceremonies in the valley this past weekend. You don't even have to be a longtime local resident. Graduation, regardless of its place, its year or its class, is a timeless occasion that reminds us of our own coming of age and our own struggles and victories through high school. Of course it's much more interesting to know the Cardinals, Bulldogs and Tigers at least somewhat and see how their lives have evolved in academics and sports. Our highlight is the show that...
PRESCOTT- Summer vacation starts Friday for hundreds of kids in the Touchet Valley. It will be a time filled with family outings, youth programs, sports camps and many other activities, but one summer pass time still is more popular in the valley than any other: swimming. "Our swimming pool is extremely important," Dayton City Clerk Trina Cole said. "This is something the children look forward to." Valley pools are even popular with families in Walla Walla, which no longer has a functional outdo...
Terry and I just completed our ninth season coaching for the Dayton High School Fastpitch team, ending with our third trip to the State Tournament. I grew up in Dayton playing sports and have been around it for a lot of years. But each year I am amazed and humbled by the support and generosity of our community, parents, fans and friends. We received excited texts and phone calls, hugs and high-fives, donations of all sorts and help with planning and packing of 18 girls to the state tourney. From local businesses to parents of long-ago players...
Editor's Note: David Brock, senior at Prescott High School is one of four recipients of this year's Times Community Service Scholarships, which contributes $500 to each of the recipients' higher education expenses. PRESCOTT - For David Brock, making a difference in the lives of others started in childhood. His late grandmother, Klara Walthew, and his mom Michelle would pick a family to "adopt" every year for Christmas, preparing numerous presents of toys, clothes and food for the household....
Let's talk trash. The Waitsburg City Council last month got its first look at a proposed new garbage collection agreement with Basin Disposal Inc. based in the Tri Cities. The current agreement, signed eight years ago, comes to an end in September. The new agreement, a draft of which was presented to the council by company president Darrick Dietrich at the last council meeting, would cover the next 10 years. (see story on page 1) The give and take that unfolded at the meeting - with council members asking numerous questions of Dietrich - may be...
Editor's Note: Waitsburg sixth grader Jacob Dunn is one of two winners of this year's American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest. He placed first in the state for grades 5-6. His essay was read by his grandfather, Bill Zuger, at Monday's Memorial Day ceremony at the Waitsburg cemetery. The essay written by Troy Anderson, the other winner, will be featured next week. "How Can I Encourage My Friends To Show Pride In Being An American?" I can encourage my friends to show pride in being an American by not talking bad about our country,...
Dear Editor: I wish to express the City's appreciation for the extra service of it's great employees while recently joining in the joint project with the Commercial Club of the "City Clean Up" on May 18th. The City employees were outstanding in their efforts to do the best job possible ! It was through the extra efforts of Dan Katsel, supervisor, Travis Newman, Jeff Hofer, John Langford, the "crew" and the staff at City Hall, Randy Hinchliffe and Kelly Steinhoff that our city streets and park looked wonderful for the Parade-Waitsburg. I was...
Winners Youth floats: Columbia County Fair, 1st ; Rainbow Girls, 2nd; Waitsburg FFA, 3rd. Youth Groups: Matbirds Wrestling, 1st ; Weller Library, 2nd; Vacation Bible School, 3rd. Float s - Organizations: Blue Mountain Heritage Society, 1st; Booker Rest Home, 2nd; American Red Cross, 3rd. Individual Entry: Karrie Gould , Bicycle, 1st; Madison Gallaher, Horse2nd. Cars: Newer- 1960 & Newer: Jim Bloom, 1970 Chevelle, 1st; Herb Mettler, 1966 Barracuda, 2nd; Leroy Cunningham, 1969 Buick Skylark, 3rd. Vintage-1959 & Older: Dave Partridge, 1927 Model...
For the first time this year, The Times is awarding its Community Service Scholarship to graduating seniors from Waitsburg, Prescott and Dayton who have made a signifi- cant difference in the lives of others or in their community. Doing the math, this means there should be three recipients. However, we are pleased to announce there are actually four students who will get $500 from our newspaper for reasons that will become evident below. In Waitsburg, we want to congratulate Christy Poirier. In...
